Brazil poised to issue 80-unit radiotherapy eqpt tender
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Brazilian health ministry has convened a public meeting on 10 August to present its much-awaited radiotherapy procurement programme to interested parties, ahead of the formal launch of the tender. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 9am (BRST) at the Health Ministry’s headquarters in Brasilia. The health ministry has confirmed that the tender, which is aimed at modernising cancer care in the national health service (SUS), will be for 80 radiotherapy equipment units, including linear accelerators (linacs) and brachytherapy (www.clinica.co.uk, 1 May 2012).
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